title: Pacific peoples three months after injury: a comparison of outcomes between Pacific and non-Pacific participants in a NZ cohort study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To: describe pre-injury characteristics of Pacific (n=239) and non-Pacific (n=2,611) participants and compare their outcomes three months after injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were New Zealand residents aged 18-64 years referred to the Accident Compensation Corporation's injury entitlement claims register. Univariate and multivariable analyses compared pre-injury and injury-related characteristics of Pacific and non-Pacific people and assessed the unadjusted and adjusted relative risks for selected outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 2,856 participants, 239 identified at least one Pacific ethnicity. Adjusted relative risks (aRR; 95% confidence intervals) for Pacific peoples, with the non-Pacific group as the reference, indicate Pacific peoples were: less likely to have no/lesser problems with disability (aRR=0.82; 0.70,0.95); less likely to have no problems with EQ-5D self-care (aRR=0.88; 0.80,0.98); less likely not to report EQ-5D anxiety/depression (aRR=0.84; 0.76,0.93); and less satisfied with social relationships three months after injury (aRR=0.89; 0.83,0.95).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Evidence does not suggest Pacific peoples' likelihood of paid employment differs from non-Pacific people three months after injury. However, Pacific peoples appear to have an increased likelihood of problems with disability, self-care, anxiety/depression and social relationships.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides information about a range of previously unknown outcomes following injury for Pacific peoples in New Zealand, and suggests areas of possible focus for health and rehabilitation service providers and policy-makers interested in improving outcomes for injured Pacific peoples.
authors.affiliation: Injury Prevention Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand Pacific Islands Research and Student Support Unit, Division of Health Sciences, University of Otago, New Zealand Injury Prevention Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Melbourne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mauiliu
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Derrett
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samaranayaka
authors.forename: Faafetai
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sopoaga
authors.forename: Jesse
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kokaua
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Davie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009520:New Zealand; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012648:Self Care; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: New Zealand; Pacific peoples; injury outcomes